Secret Letters, John Willis
Secret Letters, John Willis
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Secret Letters

Author: John Willis

Narrator: Natalie Pela, Orlando Wells

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Monoray

Published: 04/06/2023


Synopsis

While Pilot Officer Geoffrey Myers was caught up in the Battle of Britain, his French wife and two half-Jewish children were trapped in increasingly dangerous circumstances in Nazi-occupied France. In intimate, frank, and powerful letters, Myers kept a record of his war, his deep love for his wife Margot and their children, and his heart-wrenching fear for their safety as they tried to escape.

Secret Letters: A Battle of Britain Love Story, combining Geoffrey's letters, testimony from his wife and context from the author John Willis, is an incredibly rare personal account of some of the major turning points of WWII, including the Battle for France, Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. It is also the poignant story of a family's love surviving the extraordinary circumstances of war.

Cover: Based on a photo by Paolo Camera/Flickr. Creative Commons, CC BY 2.0

About John Willis

John Willis is one of Britain's best known television executives. He is a former Director of Programmes at Channel 4 and Director of Factual and Learning at the BBC. He was Vice-president of National Programs at WGBH Boston and in 2012 he was elected as Chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). He is currently Chair of Mentorn Media, producers of Question Time for BBC and he also chairs the Board of Governors at the Royal Central School for Speech and Drama. Willis is the author of Churchill's Few, Nagasaki and Secret Letters. He divides his time between London and Norfolk.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Edward

During a lesson on ancient gift exchange in late November 2020, I had a Christmas present panic moment. What the heck should I get for my parents? Immediately after class I bumbled down the hill from college into Winchester, rushed into Waterstones, and within a moment I spotted this book for my Mum......more

Brilliant The inner , awful turmoil coupled with a seriously difficult job in time of war is well described . Escaping from an occupied country with 2 small children must have been fear personified.......more